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Stardom

2000 · 100 min

A satirical, stylish plunge into fame's machinery, mixing glamour with a cool, melancholy unease.

Directed by
Denys Arcand
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Sudden, Outrageous, Global Celebrity has a price tag.
Overview
A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.

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Directed by
Denys Arcand
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • identity
  • media
  • ambition
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Denys Arcand
Written by
Denys Arcand, Jacob Potashnik
Starring
Jessica Paré, Dan Aykroyd, Charles Berling, Robert Lepage, Camilla Rutherford, Thomas Gibson, Frank Langella, Paul Reynolds
Music
François Dompierre
Cinematography
Guy Dufaux
Runtime
100 min
Country
Canada, France
Languages
English, French

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